What was found
(CAN) PILOT REPORTED A FORE-AFT KICK IN THE CYCLIC, AT THE SAME TIME THEY HEARD A NOISE. ON ARRIVAL OF THE AC, INSPECTED THE M/R SYSTEM, SWASHPLATE, SCISSORS AND SLEEVE, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. A/C WAS FLOWN AGAIN AND THE PILOT REPORTED AN INTERMITTENT LATERAL VIBRATION. ON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND BOTH EARS ON THE LOWER LIFT LINK FITTING WERE CRACKED. A/C WAS DISASSEMBLED TO ALLOW REPLACEMENT OF THE FITTING, A/C REASSEMBLED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. FAILURE OF THIS FITTING WAS A RESULT OF AN INCORRECT FITTING/ATTACH BOLT CONFIGURATION, THERE ARE 2 LOWER LIFT LINK CONFIGURATIONS POSSIBLE. (TC NR 20060614004)